Memorial Fund Updates

Current Request For Proposals, job opportunities, and other recent activity at The William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund:

Statement on Police Shootings in Connecticut We offer heartfelt sympathy to the family, friends and community of Anthony Jose Vega Cruz, who died after being shot multiple times by the Wethersfield police. We also offer our concern and best wishes for recovery to Paul Witherspoon and Stephanie Washington, who were severely injured after being shot during an encounter with the Hamden, New Haven and Yale University police.

Request for Qualifications
The William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund is recruiting a consultant to serve as the Event Planner and Manager for its 25th Anniversary Campaign in 2018.

Statement on DACA
We stand with all those working to ensure the safety, stability, and accessible pathways to citizenship for Dreamers and those registered with DACA. We recognize the rescinding of DACA as a manifestation of deeply entrenched white supremacy. We will not be silent, we will not be passive, and we will not allow the erosion of civil, humane society.

Statement on Charlottesville
We unequivocally and without exception reject the mythology of white supremacy and white nationalism which seems to be embraced by the current President and his administration. We encourage organizations, groups and individuals to apply for a Responsive Grant, which provides funds or space to respond to current and emerging threats.

Perspectives on Equity
Equity has become a popular phrase, but it means different things to different people. Here is a small collection of articles and reports about equity that resonate with staff at the Memorial Fund.

Respnsive Grants
As communities in Connecticut organize to oppose the racism, sexism, xenophobia, homophobia, Islamophobia, and other systems of oppression given fresh voice and power in this election, we want to offer immediate support.

What We Are Learning, August 2016
A year after embarking on a new mission, David Addams shares what we have learned, including our working definition of equity and how we are applying it to the education arena.